While making the nine gallons of sweet tea for tomorrow's barbeque, Ben "The Stonecutter" Chen decided to whip up some cinnamon-lemon tea for all of us. Since I've been coughing for the past week, it really hit the spot. Ben, one of the owners of The Public (a local restaurant), went into the kitchen and was making this concoction in a skillet! I've never seen tea made like this before, so I had to take a picture.
Today was Rona's birthday and we celebrated in grand style at Ben Chen's loft in Potrero Hill. A whole bunch of us got together for dinner, and we got to just chill and spend some time catching up with each other. (Rona is the girl with the "I [heart] Mom" shirt)
I was initially taking a picture of just the ladies, when the fellas all decided to act a fool in the background. :)
More pictures of the night can be found here.
18 short films directed by 18 world-famous directors about 18 different arrondissements (districts) in Paris. This two hour film made me fall in love with Paris all over again and made me want to go back. While two or three of the stories were not as memorable in my opinion, I thoroughly enjoyed this film and would recommend it to those who would love to take a two hour break and travel to one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Tonight, Chung (one of the brothers from our small group) performed at a local coffeeshop during open mic. He was by far the most talented and polished performer, and it was great to see him in his element, performing his own songs in front of a crowd that consisted of mostly friends.
Nights like this really make me realize how uniquely talented and gifted God blesses each and every one of us and of how talented the members of my own small group are. Among us we have musicians, designers, animators, dancers, poets, and comedians. I'm guessing it's this uniqueness that allows us to have such good times and memories when we're all together.
Good job tonight, Chung.
We had a jam session at Chung's house. It was interesting. I've been trying to play my guitar more often, but it's just too hard to find the time. I've been realizing that there's so much I want to do, I wish there were more hours in a day to get them all done. But then again, with more hours, I'd probably just sleep more! :P
While Google is always pictured as a chill place to work, Fridays at work are awesome, not just because they mark the beginning of the weekend, but also because there's always something cool going on. After we wrapped up work today, we went to Charleston Park (which borders our main campus) to watch some Googlers play cricket. And that's when it hit me again: what other place can you watch your fellow coworkers play cricket in front of a giant palm tree on any given Friday? haha...
After chillin for a little bit, we headed over to main campus to watch a bluegrass band perform. Man, I seriously need to count my blessings daily when it comes to my employment situation. God is good.
Tonight, Chung, Andrew, Kwang Ho, Sarah, and I went to Barracuda Sushi in Burlingame for dinner. Among five of us, we ordered more rolls than could fit in this single frame. The picture can speak for itself on how good the food was. I'd love to go back just to see Chung order the "Oh! Wasabi!" roll again! haha...
